It’s a song that’s been playing quite a bit over the past few months. That refrain was even referenced by Her Majesty the Queen, in…
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London Lectures – 18 July 2019 This article is a version of one that appeared in Antiquarian Horology, Number Three, Volume 40 (September 2019). Lectures…
The deepest parts of the world’s oceans are named for the god of the underworld, Hades. This hadal zone, below 6,000m, includes some of the…
It’s been some time since I published a piece on this ‘blog. In the months since I last wrote an article, much has changed: the…
Nostalgia is generally defined as a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life; a sentimental yearning…
Disclosure: there is no financial relationship between the #watchnerd and Time4APint. Sometimes it’s best just to admit when you’re wrong. And I’m almost *always* wrong.…
There’s a thread that runs through many of my posts, but one I rarely mention: luxury. Luxury is often defined as an “inessential, desirable item…
It started, as it always seems to nowadays, during the final weeks of the previous year: pre-SIHH announcements littered December, as the Richemont brands clambered…
Last month, my friend and fellow ‘blogger @horologium suggested that we visit the Fabergé boutique on Grafton Street, ostensibly to see the new DTZ (Dual Time…